The correct answer is the first one. The president's advisors should have verified that information, which was a rumor, after all, and it should not have been believed - by either the president or the advisors - blindly, particularly because they were willing to declare war to that Middle East nation.
The Inca and Aztec empires were heavily impacted by European exploration and colonization. The first impact was that when Europeans reached the Americas, the Incas and Aztecs were conquered which killed thousands of them and enslaved the ones that survived.
George Washington solved the problem of getting aid and advice by "<span>4. establishing a cabinet of people who could oversee different areas of concern," since this set a precedent for the Executive cabinet that still exists to this day in the US. </span>